With US inflation reaching 7.9% in February 2022, the Federal Reserve moved to increase the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points at its March … Overheating conditions indicate high probability of a US recessionRead more
Economics
While 1 Million Americans Died From Covid-19, US Billionaire Wealth Shot Up by $1.7 Trillion
As the U.S. crosses the grim milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19, U.S. billionaires have seen their combined wealth rise over $1.7 trillion, a … While 1 Million Americans Died From Covid-19, US Billionaire Wealth Shot Up by $1.7 TrillionRead more
You cannot live without being exploited
Yanis Varoufakis on Post-Capitalism Another Now (PT1) – Nationalise, Employment, Climate, Finance
Capitalism Is The Problem
Some of the most important inventors you may not have heard of, are: Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Herman Hollerith, Semyon Korsakov, Alan Turing; where to … Capitalism Is The ProblemRead more
A Small Cut in World Military Spending Could Help Fund Climate, Health and Poverty Solutions
The world’s military expenditure has nearly doubled since 2000. It now amounts to about $2 trillion per year, more than half of which is from … A Small Cut in World Military Spending Could Help Fund Climate, Health and Poverty SolutionsRead more
Clearing the Fog
Margaret Flowers: You’re listening to Clearing the FOG, speaking truth to expose the forces of greed, with Margaret Flowers. And now I turn to my … Clearing the FogRead more
The American Empire self-destructs
But nobody thought that it would happen this fast. Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they … The American Empire self-destructsRead more
A Critique of Obscene Wealth
Wherever and whenever obscenely rich people existed, they always protected their wealth and the privileges that come with it from the majority of non-wealthy people … A Critique of Obscene WealthRead more